Top 20 MORE Happy Sounding Songs That Are Actually Depressing

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Never judge a book by its cover or a song by its sound. For this list, we’ll be looking at noteworthy tracks that seem light until you take a closer look at the lyrics. Our countdown of happy-sounding songs that are actually depressing includes “Time Will Crawl”, “Walkin’ on the Sun”, “Buddy Holly”, “This Is America”, "Paper Planes", and more! Did we forget another song that’s much darker under the surface? Let us know in the comments below.
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@WatchMojo 10 месяцев назад

Did we forget another song that’s much darker under the surface? Let us know in the comments below. For more content like this, click here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0mFBGESuuF8.html Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm and 8pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

@danielsantiagourtado3430 10 месяцев назад

Always prefer happy music

@redjed100 10 месяцев назад

I know you mentioned “Blinding Lights,” but The Weeknd’s catalog is full of tracks that fit this topic. I personally think that “Gasoline” is one of the darker ones from him that I’ve heard, given its clear allusions to outright hedonistic nihilism, as well as the notion that he’s just hanging on for the next night to the extent that if he dies, it won’t mean much to him. Heck, the whole album it’s on is supposed to sound like the radio station you hear when you’re in purgatory.

@zoelindwall637 10 месяцев назад

Abcdef vampire viva la vida I see fire castaway runway cruel summer Taylor swift Version shooting in the stars from sonic 2 Beverly Hills I’ll try what I was made for

@mlpartclub412 10 месяцев назад

Top 20 sad sounding songs that are actually happy, please? Example: What a wonderful world by Loui Armstrong.

@Mrmjr80 10 месяцев назад

Pumped up kicks should’ve made top 5 on the list.

@evanglotzer2987 10 месяцев назад

You mean to tell me a song called "Rehab" is actually depressing? I'm stunned.

@brianswanigan9891 10 месяцев назад

R.E.M’s “The one I love“ is sometimes played at weddings but the meaning is the exact opposite of what weddings stand for, abandoning someone.

@baarni 10 месяцев назад

I had Time of your life by Green Day playing at my wedding only to find out some time later that the actual name of the song is Good Riddance 😬 Suffice it to say we are no longer married 🤦

@fnjesusfreak 10 месяцев назад

"A simple prop to occupy my time"

@laurabeane8862 10 месяцев назад

Back in the day, it was "Run to You", by Bryan Adams. "She's got a heart of gold that could never die. That would change if she ever found about You and I" Nothing says "Wedding Song"more than how much you yearn for your Side Piece😮

@brianswanigan9891 10 месяцев назад

@@laurabeane8862 yeah, I love that song but it has bad recent memories for me.

@ajblaze7028 10 месяцев назад

@@baarniI’m sorry for that but why’d I think that was the funniest thing ever😅

@kendra.1 10 месяцев назад

Bitter Sweet Symphony is such a great song. The strings, the message in it. Just wonderful.

@BarryHart-xo1oy 9 месяцев назад

Very true.

@MacHamish 10 месяцев назад

ABBA members mentioned in an interview years ago that much of their music was a product of seasonal depression that many from their Northern country face during the long winters.

@TR-sk8hf 3 месяца назад

Hence Swedish Death Metal,do love me some ABBA.

@ShadowSora8491 10 месяцев назад

I can't remember if this was on a previous list, but Who Knew by P!nk. It has an upbeat melody, and sounds like a love song on the surface, but it's actually about a friend of hers who lost his life to addiction. Another song that comes to mind is Together Again by Janet Jackson, which has an upbeat dance pop sound, with the lyrics being inspired by her losing a friend to AIDS, and some fan mail from a boy who lost his dad.

@JENNIFAFAA 10 месяцев назад

I thought it was about her divorce not her friends addiction.. also, it’s a fairly sad song

@Riza1890 10 месяцев назад

99 Luft Balloons by Nena (1984): an upbeat song about an accidental nuclear war.

@d4r7h3b3r 6 месяцев назад

Which was covered near the end of the first video.

@gloria88246 4 месяца назад

that was on part 1 video, luv that song

@weegie18 3 месяца назад

It was on thier first list,

@trinaq 10 месяцев назад

What, so MMMBOP isn't about being young and having fun, but is instead about how most relationships are fleeting, and growing older?! 🤯

@miquebts 10 месяцев назад

Mmmbop = how fast life goes away, how it changes in a blink of an eye

@wendyodell356 10 месяцев назад

It doesn't matter what it's about. It's one damn catchy song! I love it and it's way after my time. This was my eldest child's era. P.S. Have you heard it sung by them lately? It's one of those songs that gets better with age or with more mature voices 🎶❤️‍🔥🎤👏☺️💐

@katiejiles4764 10 месяцев назад

Do you remember their song, "Where Did Johnny Go?" Now THAT one was dark/sad... but it was honestly my favorite of theirs.

@cryingbananajo 10 месяцев назад

It was three girls singing? 😱

@fnjesusfreak 10 месяцев назад

"in an mmmbop they're gone"

@andrewmcnamara6305 10 месяцев назад

According to TV Tropes this list would be an example of 'Lyrical Dissonance."

@trinaq 10 месяцев назад

Haha, that's true. Great to meet a fellow troper!

@your_local_questerian 10 месяцев назад

@trinaq I don't go on there often but I browse there a lot!

@kelleyk28 10 месяцев назад

The sad part is that after No Rain came out, the lead singer committed suicide. It was very sad to hear about.

@RoShaSam 10 месяцев назад

'Luka' by Suzanne Vega should be added. It's actually a song about a child being abused. 'Just Feel Better' by Santana is also another one. It pulled me through some rough days.

@FeernChan 9 месяцев назад

disagree, Luka had a very sad, nostalgic melody that makes the song sound pretty obvious it isn't about something happy. (amazing song tho)

@helvetico18 8 месяцев назад

Well, there's nothing "happy sounding" on Luka... Actually on none of Suzanne Vega songs lol

@davidpumpkinsjr.5108 10 месяцев назад

For more than 40 years now, fratboys and Parrotheads have been holding up "Margaritaville" as the ultimate party anthem, a celebration of the hard-drinking, hard-partying beach life. If you listen to the lyrics (while sober), it's from the perspective of a man whose hard-drinking, hard-partying beach life has left him old, drunk and alone and slowly realizing that it is his own fault. To his credit, Jimmy Buffett has tried to set the record straight here, but no one has been listening to him. I guess it's just too catchy.

@dicksonfranssen 10 месяцев назад

It's only catchy until you need a new liver.

@patrickn8355 10 месяцев назад

I mean "wasted away again in margaritaville....but I know, it's only my fault" seems pretty self explanatory 😂

@BarryHart-xo1oy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for pointing this out.

@The_Obvious_Solution 10 месяцев назад

Really surprised to not see Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life". That's poppy as hell, but kinda dark.

@Tazza81 10 месяцев назад

It was in the first list they did

@BLVCKSEA 10 месяцев назад

That song was low key about meth addiction

@SnarfSnarf2 10 месяцев назад

The cover of that song by Dance Gavin Dance is even better

@nirmalsuki 10 месяцев назад

@@BLVCKSEA Not low key... It was explicitly about Meth Addiction.

@joshuamohlman 10 месяцев назад

When I first heard Copacabana, I was shocked that such a dark story was being sung by such an fun and catchy beat

@familyoftacticaldroids309 10 месяцев назад

Same. I honestly never really paid attention to lyrics much as a kid (still tend to not to as an adult, but also nowadays listen to songs that aren't in English, LOL) but after listening to the words somewhere, I was like "Wait". xD

@mayleeneyarbough-noel5859 10 месяцев назад

Selena Quintanilla’s “Cómo La Flor” is super upbeat in terms of music, but is about a breakup that leaves the singer devastated and very hurt

@kittykathy9532 10 месяцев назад

Amy Winehouse was so talented and left us too early. So many talented people left us due to addiction.😢

@Sueberry20101 10 месяцев назад

I'm not sure if you mentioned this song in another video, but one song that comes to my mind is " Cats In The Cradle" - having lyrics like " when you coming home dad" "I don't know when but we'll get together then, you know we'll have a good time then."

@Jah_LEASE_yah 4 месяца назад

Cats in the Cradle doesn’t really sound happy though.

@Sueberry20101 4 месяца назад

Before I really listened to the lyrics I didn't exactly feel happy or sad, I just remember that the references to nursery rhymes got my attention. That's why I mentioned it. @@Jah_LEASE_yah

@larryk731 10 месяцев назад

Springsteen performed Born in the USA at MSG in a properly depressing slow way in 2000 - one of the best performances of this song ever.

@mellinda81 10 месяцев назад

Us Hanson fans knew the true meaning of Mmmbop while we were teenagers but now that we’re in our later 30s-early 40s it takes on a new meaning. Glad I’ve stuck with Hanson even though the record industry didn’t know what to do with them. They are amazing musicians with profound lyrics that they have continued to make as independent artists.

@shepshape2585 10 месяцев назад

The first song I think of when I think of songs that most people think is a happy song but is really and truly dark is Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People. Very catchy, happy sounding song...all about the mass shooting at Columbine High School.

@TheTrumpReaper 10 месяцев назад

Pumped Up Kicks is a beautiful song with horrifying lyrics.

@bjk3054 10 месяцев назад

First one that came ro mind for me.

@RabblesTheBinx 10 месяцев назад

It wasn't specifically about Columbine, just about a violent, isolated, psychotic kid.

@AliceBowie 10 месяцев назад

Really? Thanks for cracking the case, Kojak!

@AngeliqueStP 9 месяцев назад

It think it really holds the same place as 'I Don't Like Mondays' did 'back in the day'... both dealing with school shooters. (IMO)

@trinaq 10 месяцев назад

Wow, I remember happily singing along with "Walkin on the Sun", completely oblivious to the subtext of the Rodney King race riots. Talk about mind blowing! 🤯

@esteemedmortal5917 10 месяцев назад

I mostly associate it with the trailer for the movie ‘Wag the Dog’ about politicians creating a fake war to distract from domestic issues. So perhaps not the right source of cynicism but it got the flavor across.

@Heather_no_numbers 10 месяцев назад

The first song that comes to mind when i think happy but sad is Paint It, Black by the Rolling Stones. The melody and instruments make it sound beachy/surfy but it is about a man who lost his wife or girlfriend in a car accident and he cant take the sight of happiness or the color red so he feels everything has to be painted black. It could be argued that maybe he is upset and bothered by the sight of people going around like being happy so again, he wants everything painted black.

@CandyCadet777 10 месяцев назад

How? The lyrics scream sad song and the rythm is slower and more grim

@babyfaceaviator7862 10 месяцев назад

how in the hell is that a happy song?

@IamGenoBlack 10 месяцев назад

That's not at all happy sounding lol

@Heather_no_numbers 10 месяцев назад

Oh, i guess i got distracted with the melody too much then.@@IamGenoBlack

@IamGenoBlack 10 месяцев назад

@@Heather_no_numbers I am not attacking you by any means. Music is subjective and up to individual interpolation. My take is Paint it Black is downright sinister. More morbid than happy. It is fast but not necessarily upbeat. Happy sounding would be like Canned Heat, Goin up the Country or similar? Again subjective.

@thealextrifier 10 месяцев назад

i kinda figured Blinding Lights, my favorite song of all time, would be on this list after hearing the words 'i can't sleep until i feel your touch.'

@sonicandknuckles224 10 месяцев назад

My Least Favorite Abel song

@zoelindwall637 10 месяцев назад

@@sonicandknuckles224 blinding lights and the the song from the creepy spider movie song made me stop listening to Abel- the weekend music for ever because of too much repetitive notes and uncomfortable lyrics

@Asher0208 10 месяцев назад

Abba (the best pop group ever) sang a lot of songs that sound bright and cheerful but are actually sad if you listen to the words.

@trinaq 10 месяцев назад

Agreed, Ring Ring is very cheery, but implies that the person on the other end won't call the narrator back, for whatever reason or another.

@mackdee911h3 10 месяцев назад

Fernando, though

@julianaylor4351 10 месяцев назад

Particularly when Bjorn wrote The Winner Take It All on about his divorce to Agnetha.

@Asher0208 10 месяцев назад

@@julianaylor4351 I totally agree with you

@jessicademumbrum2386 10 месяцев назад

Frida wrote about her divorce, and splits the kids: it was Knowing Me, Knowing You.

@hannahlowe794 10 месяцев назад

Hearing Rebecca sing at the end in a carefree, funny manner is just…a phenomenal and enjoyable surprise. I was all for it. Thanks for the laughs at the end, Rebecca. You’re the best.

@matthewvorwald7169 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely. I wanna see Watchmojo do a video where we see Rebecca and the Watchmojo team sing songs. That would be amazing.

@hannahlowe794 10 месяцев назад

@@matthewvorwald7169 Yeah, that's genius!!

@TheTonyahawk 10 месяцев назад

Agreed nice ending

@WatchMojo 10 месяцев назад

@Friendship1nmillion 10 месяцев назад

@@WatchMojoIt's SO IRONIC about Born in the USA as it was used on inmates as torture on loop at Guantanamo Bay . ♑️✍️🇳🇴🇦🇺

@martyfarrell392 10 месяцев назад

"Wonderful" by Everclear always comes to mind when this subject comes up

@miquebts 10 месяцев назад

Isn't life wonderful?

@bethbattjes6223 10 месяцев назад

Love that song. I know deep down the song is about Divorce.

@Tysonator1000 10 месяцев назад

If the song names Rehab or Bittersweet Symphony didn't clue you into their depressing lyrics, I don't know what to say to you. Most of these were pretty obvious.

@katiejiles4764 10 месяцев назад

I will always think of Cruel Intentions and the sad ending when I hear, Bittersweet Symphony. I LOVE that song.

@Tysonator1000 10 месяцев назад

@@katiejiles4764 Same.

@NYChica23 10 месяцев назад

For real...you'd think the fact that a song is called Rehab would already be a big giveaway that this won't be a sunshine and rainbows song

@1891kmk 10 месяцев назад

@@katiejiles4764yes a forgotten gem

@LMacNeill 10 месяцев назад

Glad y'all got Copa Cabana in here -- I was a kid when that song came out, and I always wondered why people loved that song so much when it told such a depressing story. It was like no one else could hear it but me.

@patrickadams7120 10 месяцев назад

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way ABBA - The Winner Takes It All Guns n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Pink - Just Like A Pill Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

@JamesDavy2009 10 месяцев назад

Choirboys - Run to Paradise

@naeemjamil3267 10 месяцев назад

Dont Worry Be Happy - Bobby Mcferrin

@user-bm5jx2ye2p 5 месяцев назад

What is the meaning behind go your own way and welcome to the jungle

@DryBones271 10 месяцев назад

Mamma Mia is what Mario says when he screws up.

@AutumnGemKitty 10 месяцев назад

I used to think "Hoilday" was a fun track because of the feature of the song on the Surf's Up soundtrack along with Welcome to Paradise. That was my introduction to Green Day's music, and now looking back at it, I was like "How can a song be so dark, yet have good beats?"

@mzspargo 10 месяцев назад

I think the juxtaposition of holiday going directly into boulevard of broken dreams is magical. Both songs are dark, but one is uptempo and one is not.

@pattierotondo1108 9 месяцев назад

Holiday is WAY more accurate today than when it was written.

@joermnyc 10 месяцев назад

I think Ronald Regan was the first to try to use Born in the USA and Bruce had to give him a hard NO. Someone should make politicians read the lyrics of the songs they want to use at campaign events.

@caronstout354 10 месяцев назад

"45" just found this out when someone used "Only In America" at an political appearance...

@momtammy3563 10 месяцев назад

I have always been amused by the attempt Ed Koch made to adopt Born To Run as NYC 's theme song. Because "Baby this town rips the bones from your back" is at least as inspiring as "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere ", right?

@mholtebeck 10 месяцев назад

I can't see how that would be considered a Patriotic Song. There is no nuance about it. It's- we f-ed up by ignoring those who risked their lives for BS war.

@kenhawkins1033 10 месяцев назад

Someone should make the politicians read the bills that they pass into law as well! In their entirety!

@ryanironheart4154 10 месяцев назад

But then we wouldn't have seen Trump and MAGA followers dancing to YMCA. Clearly they have no clue (or don't care) about the song's history and undertone message...otherwise they are being Woke for attempting to be inclusive.

@waittillfamewtf2385 10 месяцев назад

"If It Makes You Happy" (1996) 🗿 Sheryl Crow

@claressalucas8922 10 месяцев назад

Any list including Barry Manilow gets my thumbs up!!

@matthewstone5310 10 месяцев назад

On an episode of "Roseanne," she and her sister Jackie (played by Laurie Metcalfe) are talking about the song "Run For Your Life" by The Beatles. In particular, the lyric about he "would rather see her dead than with another man." To which Roseanne replied: "That's all them wife-beaters need is an anthem!" I was a teenager when that first aired in the '90's. It was probably the first negative thing I ever heard anyone say about The Beatles. Well, someone who was a fan of them first, that is.

@julianaylor4351 10 месяцев назад

It's the nasty side of John Lennon.

@jban4457 10 месяцев назад

Here's a piece of Roseanne trivia: In season one episode 10 titled Saturday, Roseanne's real life husband Bill Pentland plays Dan's friend. What painful moment from that episode was a nod to a real life habit Bill Pentland often encountered?

@fnjesusfreak 10 месяцев назад

@@julianaylor4351 On the plus side, at least he owned up to it later.

@kenhawkins1033 10 месяцев назад

@julianaylor4351 In the epic Rolling Stone interview, John openly stated he'd always hated that song. If memory serves, he said he had written in response to, or with the influence of, something Bob Dylan had done at that time. Too many years have passed to recall the details. The song Help could have been included on this list as well.

@HDitzzDH 10 месяцев назад

Interesting how OutKasts ”Hey Ya” didn’t make the list, it’s probably the most known example of a very happy-sounding song that has depressing lyrics.

@danmccarthy4700 10 месяцев назад

It was on their first list.

@heidifedor 10 месяцев назад

The Monkees, “Last Train to Clarksville” is a peppy song about a guy going off to Vietnam.

@CowboyVII 10 месяцев назад

Being from the "More Than A Feeling" era, thanks for this "Darker Meaning soundtrack!

@marissamay8527 10 месяцев назад

Honorable Mentions: * "Big Leage" (1988) Tom Cochrane * "Wonderful" (2000) Everclear * "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) Rupert Everett * "Kings Of The Weekend" (2016) Blink-182 * "London Calling" (1979) The Clash

@dicksonfranssen 10 месяцев назад

Escape had to be the dumbest. You're both cheating on each other?

@marissamay8527 10 месяцев назад

@@dicksonfranssen It's stupid yes, but it does have catchy hook.

@NYChica23 10 месяцев назад

The Clash could fill up about half this list on their own, because Rock the Casbah is also in that same category of happy sounding songs with pretty depressing lyrics

@JamesDavy2009 10 месяцев назад

"Run To Paradise" (1988) The Choirboys

@megg1854 10 месяцев назад

They are both looking elsewhere only to find each other. “I never knew that you liked piña coladas…” Maybe talk to each other? But, people love the song. Not me! 👎🏻

@theraptorus 10 месяцев назад

Can’t believe that they didn’t include Timbuk3’s “Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”

@dannyaraya8017 10 месяцев назад

Rehab never sounded like a happy song -_-

@eldrindavidson6899 10 месяцев назад

We definitely sing it in celebration of hearing it. Maybe that's why people resonate it that way.

@derpycow3916 10 месяцев назад

Idk if it’s on here but “come dancing” by the kinks is about the singers sister who died on his birthday

@B-Mag 10 месяцев назад

Abba pretty much cornered the market on songs like this. You could probably fill a whole list with their music

@glennstarkey7087 10 месяцев назад

Still say margaritaville belongs here a breezy beach ballad....about an alcoholic in a downward spiral who comes to realize he has no one to blame but himself...and still keeps drinking Good times!!!!

@IrinaRGuerrera 10 месяцев назад

There is not a single Sublime or Linkin Park song that is not depressing, and that is why I love them to death.

@hprotz6600 10 месяцев назад

The Messenger by LP is actually very uplifting. "When life leaves us blind, love keeps us kind." But in general, yeah their stuff is very heavy.

@rcdune7132 10 месяцев назад

Damn near every Sublime song is about heroin haha

@dinocub1 10 месяцев назад

Surprised a few exceptional songs were left off this list 1. Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls - TLC should have been near the top. 2. Lily Allen's - F you. (brilliant commentary on G W Bush) 3. Goodbye Earl - The Chicks. Seriously...such an upbeat song with such a dark message. Funny how many (not all) on your list were "one hit wonders". Seems the flame burned too brightly with creativity for them to last. Good memories tho.

@reginasuangco8563 10 месяцев назад

Any list including Hanson gets my thumbs up!!

@diligentsun1154 10 месяцев назад

Let me stop you, right here, for a second. That 'more than a feeling' song, by Boston, Rocks SO Hard!!! I've been In Love with it, since the late 80s! Ok. You may proceed...

@lp-xl9ld 10 месяцев назад

With "Copacabana", "Big Yellow Taxi", and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", I got what was really going on the first time I heard them. "More Than a Feeling" took a while.

@familyoftacticaldroids309 10 месяцев назад

At least "Star Wars Cantina" doesn't end on a sad note, right? ;) For those who don't know, it's Weird Al's version of Coca Cabana. :P (also now wondering if my dad knows about some of his fave songs, such as Holiday, being actually rather jacked up emotion wise. :P He also likes the Beatles so I wonder if he knows about this one, LOL) Also for those asking about Pumped Up Kicks, it was used in Mojo's previous list regarding this same theme. This is a continued list, so it will not be mentioned again here.

@familyoftacticaldroids309 10 месяцев назад

Also, I've a suggestion if you've not done it yet, Mojo: Top music genres that may sound wholesome or easy to listen to but actually contain dark/depressing songs. Or can just be "contain more dark/depressing songs than you think". At my job site, I found that country music - when not singing about nature or a truck or some vehicle - tends to have more stuff about going to prison, a runaway girl, breakups, death, addiction, etc. I personally hate country, so I never engage with it (aside from Cotton Eyed Joe), and didn't even realize that most of the songs played are about something that may not be expected of the genre (I admit it, I expected horses, nature, and farmer stuff, lol).

@esteemedmortal5917 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, those are the lyrics that come to mind when I hear that tune 😂

@janellekent7081 10 месяцев назад

What about "BAD BAD LEROY BROWN" By Jim Croce? it's got the same vibe as "Copacabana" By Barry Manilow. It's about a mean man who falls in love with a gangsters wife, & is murdered. (Well the line is, "He looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone")

@mistermattmoose 10 месяцев назад

i remember watching sesame street with my son when he was about 4 (he's 31 now) and they did a song about life on a farm. the singing muppet had scraggly hair, jeans, a white t shirt and a hanky sticking out out his back pocket. the song? "barn in the u.s.a."

@LouJNT 10 месяцев назад

"Habits" is definitely a song that people tend to not listen to the lyrics much and just the upbeat dancy sound

@AutumnGemKitty 10 месяцев назад

If you're talking about the Hippie Sabotage remix of the song, then yes. The original version is not as upbeat as the remix though

@DBCDude01 10 месяцев назад

What about Spin Doctors' "Two Princes?"

@glennstarkey7087 10 месяцев назад

Buddy Holly is so defending of relationships it is "our song" we played it during our wedding cake presentation we wanted it as our official wedding song but the parents wanted a ballad so we used at my most beautiful by REM

@EsmeAmelia 9 месяцев назад

There's also "Independence Day" by Martina McBride. It sounds like a cheery holiday tune, but it's about an alcoholic mother who burns her house down.

@michelecollin6150 10 месяцев назад

I would have included Hallelujah - it's actually about the breakdown of a relationship, but people keep playing it at weddings.

@familyoftacticaldroids309 10 месяцев назад

That song doesn't even sound happy to me at all, if it's the same one I'm thinking of. It makes me cry, no matter who sings it!

@Heather_no_numbers 10 месяцев назад

And with that, im convinced that people just dont listen to the lyrics, they just love the melody and think it is a great song. That song by the Police, Every Step You Take, for instance, is a terrifying song about a stalker, and yet people think it is a love song. My neighbor sometimes plays it in memory of her deceased daughter.

@joermnyc 10 месяцев назад

I think Leonard Cohen wrote like dozens of verses to that song, and couldn’t stop. Someone finally made him sit down and pick the ones he ultimately recorded.

@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl 10 месяцев назад

Agree

@marikothecheetah9342 10 месяцев назад

@@Heather_no_numbers luckily, dog people remade it to the song of dogs. It's much more cheerful in this context. :)

@alexloche4166 10 месяцев назад

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days. Looking at the lyrics on this song with its lovely beat.....they are very dark

@BladeStar-uq6xe 10 месяцев назад

Her name was Lola, she was a Showgirl, She loved Tony, He got his face shot off! At the Copa, Copacabana!

@benrager429 9 месяцев назад

RIP Steve Harwell. You will be missed by many.

@1958PonyBoy 10 месяцев назад

Two songs that come to mind that I didn't see on this list is "Goodbye to Love" by the Carpenters and the one that I'm surprised didn't make it to #1, "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland.

@dicksonfranssen 10 месяцев назад

Seeing videos of Karen Carpenter when she's obviously sick is disturbing.

@ReeseDavidson 10 месяцев назад

Random topic: top 10 songs that don’t have the title in the lyrics. Ex: Viva La Vida

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 10 месяцев назад

“Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin.

@miquebts 10 месяцев назад

What's up - 4 non blondes

@NYChica23 10 месяцев назад

Baba O'Riley

@villainousappetite8841 10 месяцев назад

Black Dog

@marigold3208 10 месяцев назад

I don’t know how many people will have mentioned it, but Stayin’ Alive by The Bee Gees, about the utter state of NYC (bankrupt, out of control crime, including Son of Sam) that’s perfect for the film, and the time.

@itreallybelikethatdoe829 10 месяцев назад

wow u ur singing is incredible rebecca great job

@Belgarion2601 10 месяцев назад

If you think Bitter Sweet Symphony sounds happy then there's something wrong with your ears

@NYChica23 10 месяцев назад

Same with anyone who thinks a song called Rehab is going to be anything but depressing

@BrianHartman 10 месяцев назад

"A Murder of One" is an energetic song by Counting Crows that has some really dark lyrics.

@nathansack3284 10 месяцев назад

Great song and often overlooked. That is one of my favorite albums

@sjduges67 10 месяцев назад

You can also add Fortunate Son by CCR.

@Margann1987 10 месяцев назад

"Super Trouper" by ABBA can also be on this list. It tells the story of a disillusioned singer who seems as though life is not worth living and the only thing keeping her going is her lover. I would also include "Smoke from a Distant Fire" by Sanford & Townsend. It tells about a man confronting a cheating lover and essentially telling her off but with a great beat.

@danmccarthy4700 10 месяцев назад

OMG I totally agree with Smoke from a Distant Fire. Such a good song, too.

@Margann1987 10 месяцев назад

@@danmccarthy4700 Absolutely! 😊

@danielleeveritt9323 9 месяцев назад

I love Manilow. That's not his only sad song but its probably the saddest.

@hestushenchman 10 месяцев назад

I've never considered Bittersweet Symphony to be happy sounding.

@JDoors 10 месяцев назад

Another catchy tune with a dark message: "Nothing But Flowers" by The Talking Heads. Who wouldn't like a world full of flowers? Uh, everybody.

@b.t.356 5 месяцев назад

"Your Love" by The Outfield belongs here. Fans of the Colorado Rockies professional sports team sing along to it at the tops of their lungs, and it's one of the most beloved songs by the group. However, Tony Lewis is describing cheating on his significant other, Josie, while she's on a vacation far away. On that note, "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull belongs here, too. Very club-like dance beat, with lyrics describing two people cheating on their vacationing significant others with one another.

@henrikharbin5521 10 месяцев назад

Some of mine: 1. KISS - Shandi 2. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 3. David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things 4. Concrete Blonde - Roses Grow 5. Tori Amos - Cornflakes Girl 6. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 7. Melissa Etheridge - You Can Sleep While I Drive 8. Queensryche - Best I Can 9. Motley Crue - Too Young to Fall in Love 10. Alcatrazz - Island in the Sun 11. Chris's Cornell - Can't Change Me 12. Heart - Barracuda 13. Loudness - Ashes in the Sky 14. Within Temptation - Angels 15. The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

@katiejiles4764 10 месяцев назад

#2 was inspired by a school sho*ter that was quoted as saying, "I don't like Mondays" when asked why she did what she did.

@NYChica23 10 месяцев назад

Is Can't Change Me even happy sounding to start with?

@JamesDavy2009 10 месяцев назад

The Choirboys - Run To Paradise

@netropolis 10 месяцев назад

...and Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People? Dark, Depressing, Happy Sounding and VERY VERY TOPICAL despite being a 2010ish song. Kid takes his fathers gun to school and... 🎶All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run faster than my bullet🎶 Should have been #1

@Mrmjr80 10 месяцев назад

I was waiting for it to be in the top 5. Not sure how that one missed the list.

@netropolis 10 месяцев назад

@@Mrmjr80 RIGHT!?

@familyoftacticaldroids309 10 месяцев назад

I'm sure it made their first list of this same type. This is one those "20 More" lists, meaning that they did previous list/s before this and those may be up already.

@blackphilipalvarez1305 10 месяцев назад

It’s on their other list

@jennifercourtemanche9793 4 месяца назад

I would add Sunshine Highway by Dropkick Murphys. Upbeat tune that I have heard so many people reference as a roadtrip song but it's lyrics are clearly about drugs and rehab.

@ksmith1728 10 месяцев назад

This list is missing “semi charmed kind of life” …..i can never listen to this again

@blackphilipalvarez1305 10 месяцев назад

I am pretty sure it’s on the other video they did about this subject.

@elfaulkner84 10 месяцев назад

Maxwell's Silver Hammer would make a great horror movie.

@CourtneyPielok 10 месяцев назад

yes Copacabana is surprisingly depressing when you actually listen to the lyrics tbh

@CloroxBleachCompany 10 месяцев назад

Honorable mention: Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters

@Akira625 10 месяцев назад

That's a song I haven't heard in a long time.

@lissascales6769 10 месяцев назад

I’ve always put Time for Me to Fly by REO Speedwagon in this same category.

@rcdune7132 10 месяцев назад

El Paso by Marty Robbins... About a man who falls in love with a lovely seniorita while in a Cantina in El Paso. He never really gets jealous over someone sharing a drink with and challenges this man, eventually killing him.. the man must go on the run but his love for the seniorita is too powerful and he foolishly goes back to El Paso with a bounty on his head... The song eventually ends with the lovely seniorita putting a bullet in him

@MosEisleySpacePort1138 10 месяцев назад

Every Breath You Take (The Police): it’s actually about a stalker Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People) Time to Pretend (MGMT)

@danmccarthy4700 10 месяцев назад

One song that wasn't on either of your lists is "Vamos a la Playa" by Righeira, which was a massive worldwide hit pretty much everywhere except North America in 1983. It's a synth-pop dance song about taking a trip to the beach as nuclear bombs explode. Edit: OMG and "Digging Your Scene" by the Blow Monkeys. Its breezy production belies lyrics dealing with watching a friend die of AIDS.

@Flo7Mo 10 месяцев назад

Bad Moon Rising by CCR

@alexandermcmiller6175 10 месяцев назад

I expected seasons in the sun to be on this list

@windymar 3 месяца назад

22 by Lily Allen should've been on this list. This song talks about how women are called useless and fracassed if they don't make it to 30 with a successful man. The music video is very sad and reflective too.

@thomaswilliams2780 10 месяцев назад

I'd have put Mr Brightside by The Killers (not sure if it's in the 1st one of these). Upbeat song, but with really deep lyrics

@GlennB9876 10 месяцев назад

The Nolans - I’m in the mood for dancing… also always a Happy/Sad vibe to it.

@ZOSO900 10 месяцев назад

The first song that came to mind from that title was "I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man" by Prince.

@user-iy1vw5hi2s 10 месяцев назад

This really makes you think. I never knew that drops of Jupiter was about cancer it's such a beautiful song and now I find it heartbreaking

@Eyes-Scream0213 10 месяцев назад

No songs from the Cure? In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Push etc. are so depressing despite having a happy tune.

@SWLinPHX 10 месяцев назад

There are songs that are more upbeat than the lyrics and title suggest, such as "Alone Again (Naturally)", and then those that are mistaken for romantic love songs like R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" and "Every Breath You Take" by the Police.

@julianaylor4351 10 месяцев назад

I never thought Copacabana was a happy song, because I listen to lyrics properly. Likewise a lot of Abba's song are about their relationships, including the divorce of Bjorn and Agnetha, plus relationships in general, not unlike some of Fleetwood Mac's songs.

@imonlyjustsaying4395 10 месяцев назад

Shout out to the Writers that actually wrote these song for the artist

@TheClumsyXeno 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, they need to see a therapist-

@Tere999 10 месяцев назад

Nick Glider- Hot Child in the City should be on here.

@pawnhearts8785 10 месяцев назад

"Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band. A song about the depressing monotony of routine life set to an upbeat tune.

@DannyBkyn 10 месяцев назад

I would add “Every Breath You Take” to this list. So many people think it’s a love song rather than a stalker song. I actually went to a wedding where it was their “first dance” song!

@Future_Doggo 10 месяцев назад

Pink Floyd - Mother is another prime example of this. Alot of people still think its a tribute to mothers everywhere, when it's actually about an overprotective mother slowly ruining her son's life. I physically cringe into my seat everytime my radio station plays this on Mother's Day.

@MonsterJuiced 10 месяцев назад

You are seriously kidding me... that song is on the radio on mother's day? Surely, all of the collective IQs of the station should atleast remember the line about his balls... Jesus christ.

@baarni 10 месяцев назад

Another song that has a catchy sound but has a horrific storyline is I don’t like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats…

@timmianders2911 10 месяцев назад

I was a little surprised not to see Semi Charmed Life and Hey ya! in there, both are super upbeat and happy, with seriously depressing lyrics 🤷🏼‍♂ Good list though

@Margann1987 10 месяцев назад

They are on the original list.